Media Advisories

Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will deliver the commencement address to more than 400 graduates at State University of New York (SUNY) College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill on Saturday, May 14. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m. near the Knapp Hall...

Alberto Retana, director of community outreach, will deliver the keynote address at the Maryland English Language Learning Family Involvement Network’s (MELLFIN) seventh annual conference on Friday, May 13, at the Church of Philippi in Hanover, Md.

John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will deliver the commencement address to approximately 280 graduating students at J.F. Drake State Technical College's graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May...

Carmel Martin, assistant secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, will join Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) at the Center for American Progress, at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, where Hagan will introduce new legislation for turning around low-performing schools. During a panel...

The U.S. Education Department will hold a roundtable discussion in Nashville with teachers, families, students, college access professionals, practitioners, and other members of the public to inform federal policy in the areas of teacher preparation and college completion. The discussion will be...

Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, will speak at The Safety and Well-being of Our Children, an anti-bullying briefing hosted by Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D...

Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for Postsecondary Education, will participate on a panel entitled “Trends and Opportunities in Higher Education” at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 11, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Hosted by U.S.

Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier will give keynote remarks at the 2011 National Meeting for Adult Education State Directors on Wednesday, May 11 at the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. The three-day conference presents training opportunities for state directors and other state...